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KANSAS
HORSESHOE PITCHERS ASSOCIATION
HALL OF FAME

HERB SCHROEDER
Goessel, KS
1978 PROMOTER INDUCTEE

 
A tall man from central Kansas famous for wearing his 
straw hat, Herb Schroeder was the main force in the 
formation of the Mid-Kansas horseshoe league.  This league
consisted of teams from Marion, Hillsboro, Goessel, Walton, 
McPherson, Newton, Moundridge, and Hutchinson and was a 
great promotion for involving horseshoe pitchers in the 
game in central Kansas.  Herb was responsible for the 
building of horseshoe courts in Hillsboro as well as 
serving as tournament director for several local 
tournaments there. The 1975 State Tournament was held at 
Hillsboro due to Herb’s efforts.

While never a championship caliber player, Herb loved the 
sport and was quite active, even after his eyesight 
deteriorated and he could barely see the stake.  Herb still 
competed by painting the stake white before every game 
and making sure the background was dark so that he could 
make out where to throw the shoes. 

For his dedication and love for the game of horseshoes and 
his tireless promotion of the sport in central Kansas, Herb 
was elected into the Kansas Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of 
Fame in 1978 as a promoter.